Author: John B. Remsburg

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Published: 2015-10-20

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9781518694264

"Especially recommended to all persons interested in the religious views of Lincoln, because of the clear and complete manner in which Mr. Remsburg gives the evidence of both sides." -The Free Thought Magazine, Volume 19, 1901 "Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles?" -The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 73, 1894 One of the most noted controversies of the century has been waged over the question of Abraham Lincoln's religious belief. Soon after the remains of America's most illustrious son were laid to rest at Springfield, one of his biographers, Dr. Holland, put forward the claim that he was a Christian. The claim was promptly denied by the dead statesman's friends, but only to be renewed again, and again denied. And thus for a quarter of a century the question of Lincoln's belief has been tossed like a battledore from side to side. For fifteen years Mr. Remsburg has been collecting material for his work. He presents an array of testimony that is irresistible and overwhelming, and which must put this question at rest forever. In addition to the testimony of twenty witnesses who claim that Lincoln was a Christian, and which is reviewed and refuted, he adduces the testimony of more than a hundred witnesses in proof of the claim that Lincoln was not a Christian. These witnesses include his wife and other relatives; his three law partners; his private secretaries; members of his cabinet; his principal biographers, and scores of his most intimate friends.